Japan. 1911 - 1995
War themed ruins of war painting, abstraction and bold colour
Page loaded successfully. Showing similar artists for Kumi Sugai.
Kumi Sugai SIMILAR ARTISTS
1919 Hyogo, Japan - 1996 Kobe, Japan. Known for: Expressionist, geometric painting, poster design.
An Artist in Paris, Kumi Sugai, from his earliest exhibitions in Paris in the 1950s, was recognised as one of the major artists of his generation. He was born in Hyogo in 1919 and grew up in Osaka.... Read full biography
An Artist in Paris, Kumi Sugai, from his earliest exhibitions in Paris in the 1950s, was recognised as one of the major artists of his generation. He was born in Hyogo in 1919 and grew up in Osaka. Aged 8, his parents recognized his talent for painting and gave him an oil painting set the following... Read full biography
An Artist in Paris, Kumi Sugai, from his earliest exhibitions in Paris in the 1950s, was recognised as one of the major artists of his generation. He was born in Hyogo in 1919 and grew up in Osaka. Aged 8, his parents recognized his talent for painting and gave him an oil painting set the following year. After studying at Osaka School of Fine Arts, he joined the Hankyu Railway in 1937 and designed a number of posters in the advertising department, however painting remained his real interest.... Read full biography
An Artist in Paris, Kumi Sugai, from his earliest exhibitions in Paris in the 1950s, was recognised as one of the major artists of his generation. He was born in Hyogo in 1919 and grew up in Osaka. Aged 8, his parents recognized his talent for painting and gave him an oil painting set the following year. After studying at Osaka School of Fine Arts, he joined the Hankyu Railway in 1937 and designed a number of posters in the advertising department, however painting remained his real interest. Over his lifetime Sugai’s painting underwent profound changes. Although he had experimented with oil painting at an early age, he began to hesitate between traditional Japanese painting (nihonga) and Western art. In order to explore this uncertainty in... Read full biography
An Artist in Paris, Kumi Sugai, from his earliest exhibitions in Paris in the 1950s, was recognised as one of the major artists of his generation. He was born in Hyogo in 1919 and grew up in Osaka. Aged 8, his parents recognized his talent for painting and gave him an oil painting set the following year. After studying at Osaka School of Fine Arts, he joined the Hankyu Railway in 1937 and designed a number of posters in the advertising department, however painting remained his real interest. Over his lifetime Sugai’s painting underwent profound changes. Although he had experimented with oil painting at an early age, he began to hesitate between traditional Japanese painting (nihonga) and Western art. In order to explore this uncertainty in around 1947 he started to study nihonga under the traditional master Teii Nakamura (1900-1982). However within a year, he came to the... Read full biography
Page shows 3 sample artworks and 32 artists similar to Kumi Sugai. Sample images show some of Kumi Sugai's highest-priced auction results. Similar artists are ranked by similarity to Kumi Sugai's work and style.
Sample Images for Kumi Sugai
Carousel showing 3 sample artworks by Kumi Sugai. Use arrow keys to navigate, or click the indicator dots.
Carousel auto-advances every 5 seconds. Use arrow keys to manually navigate and stop auto-rotation.
Slide 1 of 3: KAGURA (Sacred Music and Dance) , 1958
KAGURA (Sacred Music and Dance) , 1958
Kumi SugaiKAGURA (Sacred Music and Dance) , 1958
Kumi Sugai
Chambre du Diable (Devil’s Room)
Kumi Sugai
KO-ONI
Kumi SugaiArtists Similar to Kumi Sugai (32)
Collection of similar artists. Use arrow keys to navigate between artists, Enter or Space to select an artist, Home to go to first artist, End to go to last artist. Collection contains 32 artists.
New York / China. 1935 - 2000
Paintings and sculpture-metal construction
Japan. 1928 - 2013
Abstract painting
China, France. 1920 - 2014
Abstract landscape painting, ceramics, calligraphy and graphics
Japan. 1924 - 2008
Avant-garde painting
China, Singapore. 1895 - 1953
Oil and ink Chinese motif painting, teaching
Japan. 1906 - 1978
Painting
New York / Japan. 1932 - 2005
Installations, wearable art, performance, sound and light, painting
Viet Nam, France. 1906 - 1980
Figure, portrait, still life, genre painting
Japan. Born 1936
Painting
Japan. 1902 - 1983
Abstract painting
Japan. 1928 - 1997
Abstract painting and performance art, mixed media
New York / South Korea, France, Korea, Republic of. 1929 - 2021
Non objective and symbolic painting, water drop series, glittering and surreal
Japan. 1911 - 2001
Painting
New York / Japan. Born 1929
Obsessive pattern painting, collage, sculpture, installation
Japan. 1905 - 1972
Surreal, abstract expressionist painting, circle shapes, calligraphy
France, Japan. 1919 - 2016
Post-expressionist painting and sculpture
Germany. 1923 - 1982
Geometric abstract painting and sculpture
Germany. 1926 - 2002
Painting and sculpture
Germany, Japan. Born 1970
Painting, sculpture, installation, performance art
France. 1908 - 1986
Painting and sculpture
Japan. 1900 - 1979
Painting and sculpture
Austria. 1938 - 2022
Actionist, performance art
New York / Holland. Born 1958
Non-objective, geometric motifs
Germany, Dominican Republic. Born 1951
Expressive female figure painting, glass sculpture
France, Russian Federation. 1902 - 1976
Abstract figurative, printmaking, collage
New York / Japan. 1932 - 2023
Geometric abstract painting, monochromes
Germany. 1945 - 2007
Painting and sculpture-political themes, teaching
China, France. Born 1960
Abstract, non objective painting
Japan. 1928 - 2002
Abstract painting
China, Taiwan, Province of China. 1923 - 1981
Semi folk art and abstract painting, teaching
Netherlands, Holland. 1881 - 1957
Fauve, expressive painting, figurative, still life, nudes and portraits